Cook Landing Site (Waimea)
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"Cook Landing Site" redirects here. For the site of Cook's landing in New Zealand, see Puhi Kai Iti / Cook Landing Site.
The Cook Landing Site in Waimea on Kauaʻi island in Hawaii, is where Captain James Cook landed at the mouth of the Waimea River on January 20, 1778. Cook was the first European reported to have sighted the Hawaiian Islands,[4] and the January 20 landfall on southwestern Kauaʻi was his first arrival upon Hawaiian soil. Cook Landing Site was registered as a National Historic Landmark on December 29, 1962. The landing is principally commemorated at Hofgaard Park, a small county park located near the supposed landing site.
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Cook Landing Site | |
Location | Southwest of Route 50, Waimea, Hawaii |
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Coordinates | 21°57′8.1468″N 159°39′59.91804″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1778 (1778) |
NRHP reference No. | 66000298 |
HRHP No. | 50-30-05-09303 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
Designated NHL | December 29, 1962[2] |
Designated HRHP | September 30, 1988[3] |
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